Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-11-24
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER "a, 1887.
Foun and COUNTY, Neus.
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in Racine, is home again for
the winter.
Last Thursday evening Mrs. Philo
Stephens gave ladies tea to which a
large number were invited.
MIR. A. e. Morse has gone to Omaha
to look over the business prospects of
that growing city.
Miss Alice Chandler has accepted a
position as teacher in Dakota and left
last Friday for her new work.
One fine day last week Mrs. Hill anC
Mrs. Strong drove to Platteville and
spent the day with friends there.
Mr.. Joseph Ivey, Sen, of Lake
Superior mining district. former resi-
dent of this city, is here visiting ole
friends.
Mrs. Barlow entertained a number Of
friends last Thursday evening. Tea
served at six o'clock was the introduc
ion to the evenings pleasures.
The Eureka mines is putting ou
some fine mineral, and the prospects
IRE good for an increasingly large out
put this winter. When we have some
more definite to report we will enter
further into particulars.
Mr.. Omer j. Arnold and daughter Of
Mt. Ida were in town on Tuesday
They looked over our fine establish
nent, and though we hadn't anything
Of surprising intrest to show then
we were glad that they did not overlook
MS in taking in the town.
The celebration of the Dubuque High
Bridge will take place on the Both of
this month. Our band has been en-,
gagged for the occasion. which goes fol
to indicate that the people of Dubuque
intend to spare no pains to make the
celebration a grand success.
There are rumors afloat of certain
pleasant affair to be celebrated in the
early part of January. We do not
like to give names but feel compelled L
repare the young men of the town, by
,uggesting that the young lady's name
) very similar to that of the governor
4 the state that holds the balance of
power, so to speak, in the campaign Of
1888.
Mrs. George Brigham of Minnesots
surprised her friends here by an unan-
bounced arrival last Friday evening,
Mrs. Brigham will spend several weeks
with her mother Mrs. Addison Burr.
Ter many friends here who remem DEL
her as Mrs. Farrar, will welcome with
great pleasure and will let her 90
again with much regret, as she seems
really to belong to Lancaster.
Last week, Monday Col. Clark went
- the farm near Mineral Point on
which his son Will has been living for a
lumber of years, to attend the public
sale of personal effects that took place
here last Tuesday. He found viii very
| with sciatica SO severely that he was
Inable to be removed, until last Mon
" when he was brought home. He
confined to the bed aud is suffering
pain that cannot be Quilted by narcotics,
IRIS Col. Clark is also quite i'll.
Our Burton correspondent INDUCES in
'ome levity in writing up the business
# that little town. Our acquaintance
with the past and present of the place is
lot sufficient to judge of the accuracy of
his account, but if any of our Burton
eaders see underneath the words of this
correspondence anything more than a
good natured burlesquc in writing up
heir pleasant village in city style, it
will be in order for some other cores
>ondent to properly chastise this impu-
lent fellow who signs himself Ger
rude"
The pulpit of the Congregational
'hurch was filled last Sunday by Rev.
'Ir. Young, of Boscobel, Mr. Grinnell
nd Mr., Young having exchanged. To
many of the church people Mr.. Young's
Amiliar face recalled memories of the
I'D days, as he often preached to the
congregation gathered in the old church,
while Mr.. Eaton was speaking in Mr..
Toung's pulpit in Bloomington. Mr..
Ioung was formany years in this county,
ut since 1871 has had charge of churches
s. New Lisbon and Sharon. He is now
1lck again in the old circuit, having
-acently come to Boscobel, but he finds
lat the times have changed and the
,cople with them, and the ministers
yth whom he then exchanged have
zone to other places Mr.. Young is an
arrest, enthusiastic speaker whose soul
ems to be in his work, and the ''heart
,veth grace unto every art"
FAIR AND JAPANESE WEDDING The
aides of the Methodist church are max
rg preparations to hold a grand fair
nd japanese wedding at Hyde's Hall
Il this city on Friday, Dec. 2.
t will be held ia the evening.
md the small admission of 10c will
- charged A fine supper will be
erved that will cost in addition 15c.
Ia evening entertainment and good
for 25c-ought to be pat
onized by every body. especially as the
re proceeds 90 toward the support of
ne of our best institutions
AcCIDENT.-Last Wednesday Frank
smith, of this city. went to Cassville
ter load of sawdust After doing his
,asiness he started for home, but had
earcely got out of town when dog
IN down to the road and at the same
inc a piece of paper blew against one
{ the horses causing them to run.
hey had gone but a short distance
-hen one line broke, and Frank with
he other turueI them into a ditch